Saint Thomas the Apostle, ‘Doubting Thomas’, sculpted in wood in 1721. Head and upper body of one of 12 polychrome apostle statues flanking the entrance to a Breton church, L’Eglise Saint Sauveur in Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France. The statues have recently been restored and repainted.
L’Eglise Saint Sauveur, Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France: Saint Thomas. Head and shoulders of one of 12 polychrome apostle statues, sculpted in wood and dated 1721, in the southern porch and flanking the main entrance to the church of Saint Saviour. The statues have recently been restored and repainted. Thomas stands in a niche with scallop-shell hood, its border decorated with sculpted rosettes. Thomas or Didymus, one of Jesus’s 12 Apostles, is often referred to as ‘Doubting Thomas’ because he questioned the resurrection of Jesus. The current church of Saint Saviour was rebuilt between 1544 and 1680 with a 17th century domed bell tower, double transept and ornately sculpted south porch. The south sacristy was rebuilt in 1877. Le Faou is the northern gateway to the Crozon Peninsula, situated on the River Aulne estuary.
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Location: L’Eglise Saint Sauveur, Church of Saint Saviour, Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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